Lamp for motor-vehicles.



c.- F. ULRICH. LAMP FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, APPLICATION FILED DEC- I. I915.

1,205,824. Patented Nov. 21, I916.

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GHARLES F. ULRICH, 9F I-IOLIBBGOI'I, NEW YORK.

LAMP FOB MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed December 1, 1915. Serial 130. 64,481.

To :ZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, CHARLES F. ULRICH, a citizen of the United States,residing at W lbIOOli, in the county of Sutl'olk and tntate of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Lamps for Motorv'ehicles,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lamps for motor vehicles andhas particular application to a lamp for use on the rear end of avehicle to facilitate backing of the vehicle.

in carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide avlamp which will o under the control of the reverse lever of the vehicleand which will be carried by the rear end of the vehicle so that whenthe vehicle is being reversed or moved backward, the path will beilluminated so as to avoid accidents.

it is also my purpose to provide a lamp of the class described which maybe readily and conveniently installed on any automobile and which willoperate etliciently and ettectivelv for its intended purpose.

1th the above and other objects in view, invention consists in theconstruction, mbination and arrangement of parts herewaiter set forth inand falling within the so Q8 of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a perspective view, partlydiagrammatic, of a lamp and gear shift lever, showing the circuitconnections between the lever and the lamp. Fig. 2 is a similar viewshowing the lamp as connected in circuit with a revers ng pedal incontradistinction to a lever.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a gear sh iglever, while 2 indicates the usual pli c formed with an H-slot 3 withinwhich the lever 1 is movable to shift the gears to bring about the iupon the rear various speeds. :1 ranged i .L'J I one. or the vein-ole isan eiettiic lamp t ot any suitable construction. Formed in the end ofthe H-slot at the reverse position" of the lever l are bores 5 andslidablv mounted within these bores and insulated from each other 6disposed in the path of movement of the lever l and adapted to beengaged and bridged by such lever and these pins 6 are connected withthe respective terminals of an electric circuit 5) including a suitablesource of electrical energy as a battery 1 In the modified form of theinvention illustrated in Fig. 2, l have shown my device as installed ina vehicle wherein the reverse is eft'ected through the medium of a pedaland in the end wall of the pedal slot corresponding to the activeposition of the pedal are bores that receive the pins and these pins areconnected in circuit with the lamp and disposed in the path of movementof the pedal so as to be engaged and bridged by such pedal.

In practice, when it is desired to reverse the vehicle, the lever orpedal, as the case may be, is shifted to reverse position, therebyengaging and pressed pins with the effect to close the circuit 8 and soilluminate the lamp i, the lamp l projecting the rays otflight behindthe vehicle so as to facilitate the reversing thereof.

I claim-:

A circuit maker and breaker comprising a base member and a control leveroperable therein, spring actuated terminal pins arranged in the basemember and adapted to be electrically bridged by said control lever inone of its operable positions.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. ULRK.

are spring actuated pins bridging the spring

